Archive: 8 May 2003
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Thu, 08 May 2003
The show must go on, says Susilo
The show must go on, says SusiloThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While offering a last minute chance for Aceh rebels to avert a full scale war, the government's chief security minister said on Wednesday that a military campaign would likely go ahead after Monday's deadline.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Foreign bikers to compete in Borobudur race
Foreign bikers to compete in Borobudur raceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Teams from Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have confirmed their participation in the inaugural Borobudur International Mountain Bike (MTB) Open Championship, organizers said here on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 May 2003
* Headlines:House warned against delays in appointing
* Headlines:House warned against delays in appointing new BI governor 2 * National:Govt wants to cut number of Assembly leaders4 * Archipelago:NGOs reveals graft cases of Abdullah Puteh5 * Opinion:Rethinking development -- pain or gain? 7 * City:Student jailed for insulting Megawati 8 * Sports:Real...
Thu, 08 May 2003
10 people dead in restive Aceh
10 people dead in restive Aceh Ten people have been killed in the restive Aceh province since Monday as the government prepares for a military operation amid the collapse of a peace pact with separatist rebels.
Thu, 08 May 2003
GAM, TNI gear up for war in Aceh as deadline draws near
GAM, TNI gear up for war in Aceh as deadline draws nearTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the two-week deadline draws closer, both the Indonesian Military (TNI) and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are now gearing up for a possible bloody confrontation in conflict-torn Aceh.TNI Chief Gen.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Couples opt for midnight wedding
Couples opt for midnight wedding TANGERANG: A superstition that says people who get married at midnight will have good luck in life has inspired many young couples in the Pondok Aren district of Tangerang to tie the knot in the dead of night.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Residents demand public facilities
Residents demand public facilities TANGERANG: Dozens of residents living at Alam Sutra housing estate in Tangerang regency asked on Wednesday for the construction of public facilities, as so far there are none in the complex.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Acehnese plead for peace
Acehnese plead for peaceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta More Acehnese people expressed hope on Wednesday that the government would continue the peace process in the conflict-torn province, saying the use of military force would cause further casualties among civilians.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Bureaucrat to chair new telecom watchdog
Bureaucrat to chair new telecom watchdogRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The director general of telecommunications has appointed himself head of an "independent" regulatory body to supervise and settle disputes in the telecommunications industry after criticisms of bias by the...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Places of historical interest in Old Banten
Places of historical interest in Old Banten Should you wish to take some time off to visit Banten, here are some points of interest:* Keraton Surosowan (Surosowan Palace) Located 10 kilometers north of Serang city, the keraton was built during the time of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1552-1570).
Thu, 08 May 2003
Da'i concludes separatist GAM responsible for bombings
Da'i concludes separatist GAM responsible for bombingsDamar Harsanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar has said the separatist Free Aceh Movement is believed to have been responsible for last month's bombings at the Soekarno-Hatta...
Thu, 08 May 2003
1. BANTEN: 1 LINE 38 COUNTS
1. BANTEN: 1 LINE 38 COUNTSBanten: an attraction for history buffs2. PLACES: 1 LINE 49 COUNTSSome places of historical interest in Old Banten
Thu, 08 May 2003
Muslim nations still wary of peace `road map': Envoy
Muslim nations still wary of peace `road map': EnvoyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce said his country had found it difficult to convince Indonesia and other Muslim countries that the recently unveiled "road map" for...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Govt wants to cut number of Assembly leaders
Govt wants to cut number of Assembly leadersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has proposed to reduce the number of People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) leaders from the current nine to three in a bid to cut state expenses.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Page 1 head, May 8, 2003
Page 1 head, May 8, 2003 1. ACEH: 1 x 28 Acehnese plead for peace 2. SUSILO: 1 x 35 The show must go on, says Susilo 3. RIGHTS: 3 x 19 Rights body to question generals over 1998 riots
Thu, 08 May 2003
Garbage lands man in court
Garbage lands man in court BOGOR: A resident of the upmarket housing complex Bukit Sentul was tried at Cibinong District Court on Wednesday for snatching and copying a document containing the names of people who had not paid their garbage and security fees.
Thu, 08 May 2003
1. TENUN: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS
1. TENUN: 1 LINE, 38 COUNTS Bali's weft textiles losing their shine 2. JEAN: 1 LINE, 45 COUNTS Other ways of looking at Balinese feminism
Thu, 08 May 2003
Medan Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Bagus Kurniawan blamed the
Medan Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Bagus Kurniawan blamed the Bank Lippo management for not providing the security guards with weapons. He suggested that security guards should be given guns to defend themselves. He said that his office would quickly investigate the case.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Rethinking development - pain or gain?
Rethinking development - pain or gain?Yanuar Nugroho, Director, The Business Watch Indonesia, Surakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Over the past 30 years, 2 billion people were added to the world's population, mostly in developing countries registering substantial gains in human welfare that...
Thu, 08 May 2003
House warned against delays in appointing new BI governor
House warned against delays in appointing new BI governorDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bankers warned the House of Representatives (DPR) against delaying the appointment of a new Bank Indonesia governor because it would undermine confidence in the domestic financial market.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Reciprocal efforts needed to revive peace in Aceh
Reciprocal efforts needed to revive peace in AcehP. Ramasamy, National University of Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia For durable peace to take shape in Aceh, there is need for the both the parties, the Indonesian government and the Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) to practice some kind of give and take.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Indofarma shares still suspended
Indofarma shares still suspended JAKARTA: The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) will continue to suspend trading of the shares of pharmaceutical company PT Indofarma until Friday, pending a public explanation by the management to clarify the alleged irregularities in its 2002 financial report.
Thu, 08 May 2003
RI, Mozambique establish commission
RI, Mozambique establish commission JAKARTA: Indonesia and Mozambique agreed on Wednesday to set up a ministerial commission to enhance relations between the two countries.Speaking at a joint press conference by President Megawati Soekarnoputri and visiting Mozambique President Joaquim Alberto...
Thu, 08 May 2003
South Korea will push U.S. dialog with North Korea
South Korea will push U.S. dialog with North KoreaPaul Eckert, Seoul, Reuters South Korea must do all it can to bolster U.S. proponents of dialog to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis, Seoul's foreign minister said on Wednesday, a week before a pivotal U.S.-South Korean summit in Washington.
Thu, 08 May 2003
ITB turns elitist
ITB turns elitist Bandung Institute of Technology's (ITB's) announcement about a new student selection test has surprised many parents. It was planned that ITB would net around 2,500 new students this year, and around 100 to 300 students would be put into the category of "special" students, whose...
Thu, 08 May 2003
1. BANTEN: 1 LINE 38 COUNTS
1. BANTEN: 1 LINE 38 COUNTSBanten: an attraction for history buffs2. PLACES: 1 LINE 49 COUNTSSome places of historical interest in Old Banten
Thu, 08 May 2003
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India Company, a Dutch trading company established in 1602.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 8, 2003
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, May 8, 2003Exhibitions* Painting, Dream Land, by Made Wianta, at Gaya Fusion Of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud (Tel. 0361 979252), 7 p.m., until May 15. * Painting Narasi Realistik by Agus Cahaya, Dewa Adnyana, Khrisnanda, Nyoman Wijaya, at Klinik Seni Taxu, Jl.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Yogyakarta considers year-long arts festival
Yogyakarta considers year-long arts festivalSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Yogyakarta is considering holding a year-long arts festival to widen the participation of local artists and entertainers, in a plan that would replace the annual month-long Yogyakarta Arts Festival (FKY).
Thu, 08 May 2003
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India Company, a Dutch trading company established in 1602.
Thu, 08 May 2003
PABF looks for new qualifying date for world meet
PABF looks for new qualifying date for world meetMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the Pacific Asia Bridge Federation (PABF) Championship having been rescheduled from June to September due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak, the federation is looking at a new timetable...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Asians to unite against commercial sex
Asians to unite against commercial sexThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Alarmed by the rapid growth of human trafficking in the region, 26 countries in the East Asia and Pacific regions vowed on Wednesday to improve their collaborative research and comprehensive data gathering as well as analyses on...
Thu, 08 May 2003
House urged to stop road construction
House urged to stop road construction JAKARTA: Some 20 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) grouped in the Indonesian NGO Network for Forest Conservation urged the House of Representatives (DPR) on Wednesday to stop the construction of a road in Aceh that would damage forest areas.
Thu, 08 May 2003
2. GOLD 2 X 26
2. GOLD 2 X 26 Gold creeps up in Europe, fails to crack $345/oz 3. AUS 2 X 32 Patrick becomes first Australian firm to win Iraq rebuilding work 4. OIL 1 X 28 Oil prices little changed
Thu, 08 May 2003
1. Kiasman - 4x10
1. Kiasman - 4x10 Student jailed for insulting Megawati 2. Dengue - 2x 22 Dengue fever outbreak could occur this year 3. Bom - 1x 25 Da'i concludes GAM behind bombings 4. PDA - 2x 18 'Parking attendants with PDAs to fail' 5. Speak - 2x 20 'My doctor doesn't recommend supplements'
Thu, 08 May 2003
ASROC slated to convene on July 29
ASROC slated to convene on July 29 JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri announced on Wednesday that the Asia-Africa Subregional Organization Conference (ASROC) would be held on July 29 and July 30, after being postponed for four months.
Thu, 08 May 2003
2. 2 lines, 3 columns, 36 points
2. 2 lines, 3 columns, 36 points Police say Bali bombers wanted an Islamic state Police say Bali bombing a path to Islamic state 3. 1 line, 4 columns, 32 points Elephant attacks on plantations cause big losses Elephant revenge attacks at plantations problematic 4.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Rhoma Irama
Rhoma Irama respondsFrom Media Indonesia In connection with reports in a number of print media and TV stations about the conflict between Inul Daratista and myself, I would like to clarify several things because these reports, which I think have been distorted, have tended to discredit my...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Elephant attacks cause big losses
Elephant attacks cause big lossesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As oil palm plantations and timber estates have widely expanded and destroyed elephant habitats, the giant mammal has taken revenge by running roughshod through the plots, inflicting annual losses amounting to trillions...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Other ways of looking at Balinese feminism
Other ways of looking at Balinese feminismJean Couteau, Contributor, Denpasar On the occasion of Kartini Day, two interesting events occurred in Bali, each providing its own way and opportunity to reflect on the living conditions of Balinese women.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Malaysian carmaker sponsors British team to boost sales
Malaysian carmaker sponsors British team to boost sales Agence France-Presse Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia's national carmaker Proton will sponsor English first division football club Norwich City next season and offer discounts in a bid to boost sales, a report said on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Dolorosa Sinaga: Finding her own way
Dolorosa Sinaga: Finding her own wayCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Dolorosa Sinaga's second solo exhibition, currently being held at Nadi Gallery, underlines her continuous engagement with social issues, which she explores primarily through the female form.
Thu, 08 May 2003
ISEI says Indonesian economy is ready to part with IMF
ISEI says Indonesian economy is ready to part with IMFDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The high-profile Indonesian Economists Association (ISEI) supported calls for the termination of the current International Monetary Fund economic bailout program later this year.
Thu, 08 May 2003
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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Rupiah Rates May 7 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling BuyingAustralian dollar 1 5,822.94 5,176.91 5,529.55 5,470.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Muslim nations still wary of roadmap: Envoy
Muslim nations still wary of roadmap: EnvoyFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaThe United States ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce said his country had found it difficult to convince Indonesia and other Muslim countries that the recently unveiled "roadmap" for Palestinian-Israeli...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Bali's weft textiles losing their shine
Bali's weft textiles losing their shineAditya Nusantara, Contributor, Singaraja, North Bali The village of Jinangdalem, located some 15 kilometers from Singaraja in North Bali, was quiet and peaceful on this chilly morning.Ketut Kangga rushed to his workshop in front of his hut.
Thu, 08 May 2003
`Bill unable to improve human resources'
`Bill unable to improve human resources'Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea has joined the chorus of criticism against the education bill, saying changes are needed to the draft law if the country is committed to...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Police search for Medan bank robbers
Police search for Medan bank robbersApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Police here have questioned 12 witnesses and sketched the faces of the perpetrators in the second day of the hunt for the bank robbers of Tuesday's heist which killed two bank employees in Medan.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Student jailed for insulting Megawati
Student jailed for insulting MegawatiMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A university student was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail for burning an effigy of President Megawati Soekarnoputri during a protest march last year.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Rights body to question generals over 1998 riots
Rights body to question generals over 1998 riotsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Human Rights announced on Wednesday that gross human rights violations took place during the May 1998 violence in Jakarta in which more than 1,200 people were reportedly...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Athletes protest discriminatory laws
Athletes protest discriminatory laws JAKARTA: Former athletes, mostly those of Chinese descent, and leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly are calling on the government to repeal laws and regulations that discriminate against Indonesians of Chinese descent.
Thu, 08 May 2003
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Reciprocal efforts needed to revive peace in Aceh P. Ramasamy National University of Malaysia Selangor, Malaysia2. Yale -- Sars gives China a lesson in globalization 2 X 30 SARS gives China a costly lesson in globalization Frank Ching Journalist Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Hong Kong
Thu, 08 May 2003
HIT reports lower profit for 2002
HIT reports lower profit for 2002 JAKARTA: Publicly listed sea transportation company PT Humpus Intermoda Transportation (HIT) said on Wednesday net profit in 2002 dropped 33.7 percent to Rp 139 billion (US$15.62 million) compared to the level in the previous year.
Thu, 08 May 2003
1. BANTEN: 1 LINE 38 COUNTS
1. BANTEN: 1 LINE 38 COUNTSBanten: an attraction for history buffs2. PLACES: 1 LINE 49 COUNTSSome places of historical interest in Old Banten
Thu, 08 May 2003
Malaysia, Indonesia to curb transborder crime
Malaysia, Indonesia to curb transborder crimeAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian police pledged on Wednesday to step up efforts with Indonesia to battle transborder crime and tame syndicates operating at their joint border after scoring some "major successes".
Thu, 08 May 2003
Unfair treatment by tax office
Unfair treatment by tax office Toward the end of 1997, my company was audited by the Palmerah KPP (tax service office) for the years 1995 and 1996. We submitted all the necessary documentation to the tax office for audit.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Will Aceh turn into a battlefield again?
Will Aceh turn into a battlefield again?Leo Suryadinata, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South-east Asian Studies, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were supposed to meet in Geneva on April 25 to restore peace in the...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Western Australia names new envoy
Western Australia names new envoy JAKARTA: The state government of Western Australia has appointed Trevor Boughton as the new regional director for its representative office in Indonesia. He is taking over the position from Ross Taylor.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Ban on import
Ban on import of used clothes From Warta Kota The Department of Industry and Commerce seems to have made every effort to ban the importation of used clothes into the country. They have even burned bales of imported secondhand clothes recently, arguing that they were potentially contaminated with...
Thu, 08 May 2003
2. WTO 3 X 17
2. WTO 3 X 17 EU set for WTO go-ahead on U.S. trade sanctions 3. Thai 2 X 28 Thai PM maintains growth forecast of up to 6% for 2003 4. China 1 X 44 SARS mutes clank of construction in Beijing
Thu, 08 May 2003
Dengue fever outbreak could occur this year
Dengue fever outbreak could occur this yearArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of people affected by dengue fever is expected to increase drastically this year, the peak of the five-year breeding cycle of the aedes aegypti mosquitoes that carry the dengue virus.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Places of interest in Banten
Places of interest in BantenShould you want to take some time off to visit Banten, here are some points of interest:* Keraton SurosowanLocated 10 kilometers north of Serang city, the keraton was constructed during the time of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1552- 1570).
Thu, 08 May 2003
SARS more deadly than other respiratory diseases: Study
SARS more deadly than other respiratory diseases: StudyWilliam Foreman, Associated Press, Beijing World Health Organization (WHO) experts will go to a crowded Chinese province where Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is spreading fast.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Aceh NGO reveals graft cases of a defiant Puteh
Aceh NGO reveals graft cases of a defiant PutehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Aceh based non-governmental organization revealed a long list of alleged fund abuses by Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh and called for his ouster, as Jakarta is currently reviewing his performance.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Police say Bali bombing a path to Islamic state
Police say Bali bombing a path to Islamic stateWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Newly-installed Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Made Mangku Pastika insisted on Wednesday that the terrorist group responsible for last year's Bali bombing were aiming to establish a Pan-Islamic state...
Thu, 08 May 2003
ITB turns elitist
ITB turns elitist Bandung Institute of Technology's (ITB's) announcement about a new student selection test has surprised many parents. It was planned that ITB would net around 2,500 new students this year, and around 100 to 300 students would be put into the category of "special" students, whose...
Thu, 08 May 2003
New trade deal boosts S'pore's strategic importance to U.S.
New trade deal boosts S'pore's strategic importance to U.S.Agence France-Presse, Singapore The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will boost Singapore's strategic importance to Washington and produce immediate benefits for both countries, officials and businessmen said Wednesday.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Education bill
Education bill unrealisticFrom KompasThe national education bill has caused quite a stir in society, with the introduction of Article 13 paragraph (1)a requiring the teaching of different religious subjects.
Thu, 08 May 2003
The final examinations for senor high schools in the
The final examinations for senor high schools in the archipelago commenced on May 5 and are to end tomorrow, May 8, while the national examinations for junior high schools will be held from May 19 to May 22.This year's school examinations are different from those of previous years.
Thu, 08 May 2003
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India Company, a Dutch trading company established in 1602.
Thu, 08 May 2003
`War against terror in SE Asia far from over'
`War against terror in SE Asia far from over'Agence France-Presse, Singapore The war against terrorism in Southeast Asia is "far from over" despite the disruption of terrorist plots and the arrest of several suspects, U.S. President George W.
Thu, 08 May 2003
House warned against delays in appointing new BI governor
House warned against delays in appointing new BI governorDadan Wijaksana The Jakarta Post JakartaBankers warned the House of Representatives (DPR) against delaying the appointment of a new Bank Indonesia governor because it would undermine confidence in the domestic financial market.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Migrant workers demand legal protection overseas
Migrant workers demand legal protection overseasLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara The ongoing Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) labor senior official meeting was disrupted on Wednesday when 500 former migrant workers and labor activists from 12...
Thu, 08 May 2003
`Parking attendants with PDAs to fail'
`Parking attendants with PDAs to fail'Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new on-street parking system, which will make use of parking attendants armed with handheld computers, is likely to fail for any number of reasons, an expert said.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Men's sexual gratification boosts child trafficking
Men's sexual gratification boosts child trafficking In the latest Unicef report, A Future for All Our Children, the international organization cites a report from the U.S. State Department suggesting that about one-third of all cases of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and the...
Thu, 08 May 2003
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India Company, a Dutch trading company established in 1602.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Multimedia exhibition opens amid SARS fears
Multimedia exhibition opens amid SARS fearsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While many international exhibitions in the region were canceled due to the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the fourth annual Indonesia International Telecommunication Media and Information Technology...
Thu, 08 May 2003
The `blueprint' of Indonesia's postcrisis economy
The `blueprint' of Indonesia's postcrisis economyFaisal Basri and Gatot Arya Putra, Jakarta In Indonesia, the contribution of foreign direct investment (FDI) to its gross domestic capital is still very low -- only 6.2 percent, according to a 1997 research.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Nation slated for another long weekend
Nation slated for another long weekendFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country will relish another long weekend next week as the government has decided to shift the holiday observing the Ascension Day of Prophet Muhammad on May 14 to May 15 ahead of the Buddha's Day of...
Thu, 08 May 2003
Barito Pacific returns to black
Barito Pacific returns to black JAKARTA: Timber company PT Barito Pacific Timber announced on Wednesday that it enjoyed a net profit of Rp 244 billion (US$27.41 million) in 2002 after a loss of Rp 1.5 trillion in 2001.
Thu, 08 May 2003
2 x 26
2 x 26 House warned against delays in appointing new BI governor JP/2/MALAYSIA2 x 20 Malaysia, Indonesia to curb transborder crime JP/2/child1 x 38 Asians to collaborate against commercial sex JP/2/WEEKEND1 x 35 Nation slated for another long weekend
Thu, 08 May 2003
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India
OC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) or the Dutch East India Company, a Dutch trading company established in 1602.
Thu, 08 May 2003
Calls for tariff hike mount as harvest begins
Calls for tariff hike mount as harvest beginsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday that import tariffs on rice must be increased to help keep away cheap imports as harvest season begins at home.